Chocolate Chocolate Chip Bundt Cake

This chocolate chip bundt cake was made because a terrible injustice has occurred in my family. My son’s birthday for multiple years in a row occurred during our annual extended family Lake Powell Trip. We’d have grandma and grandpa and cousins and aunts and uncles all around to help him blow out candles and wish him well on his birthday.

My daughter’s birthday has never occurred on vacation

This is an injustice I did not try to create. It was not a problem I wanted to make. But circumstance created it. I can say little to defend myself. But finally I said, “Let’s visit family for your birthday and celebrate it then.” She agreed. And rightly so since this was a big deal to travel to family during the school year when there was pretty much no vacation days scheduled.

Grease the pan with shortening and flour, nonstick spray doesn’t work as well.

I now had to make the birthday a celebration to make up for years of neglect but I hate it when things get over the top. First order of business make sure all the family shows up and is there to celebrate. I put Grandma on that job because when she extends an invitation you better accept (got love Grandma Sway). Next order of business the location. Nearby park was choosen as this is AZ and we can’t do that at home in the cold weather. Gift ideas. Seriously, it is so hard to buy for kid over the age of 10. FaVe Mom has some nice ideas and I checked those out. In the end, I settled for the exact items she told me she wanted. (this included just ordering them from her amazon picks).

I got to plan food

When you ask your daughter what she wants for her birthday meal and what would mean a great deal to her, you expect a rather over the top request or an expensive restaurant location. This was our conversation

Mom: What would you like for your birthday dinner? The cousins will be coming after for dessert.
DD: Oh, I know. I want grilled cheese and tomato soup.
Mom: For your birthday dinner?
DD: Yeah.
Dad: Awesome! Best birthday dinner ever!

So that’s what I made. We drove 14 hours to visit family and eat grilled cheese and tomato soup. Seriously, I have kids that love the best stuff. Cause low work for me. Dessert of course was another matter. To my family chocolate and peanut butter is one word, “chocoaltenpeanutbutter” so naturally that was the chosen dessert. Chocolate chocolate chip cake with peanut butter frosting. This recipe came from long ago when my mother made it. I think it gets called a sourcream cake now. But whatever you call it, you’ll have trouble saying it since you’ll be shoveling it in your mouth as fast as possible.

And it made up for the lack

In all, my daughter felt that we had given her birthday attention worthy of her teen desires. And I feel a little less guilt over the whole thing.

I live in the mountains of Utah. Yes, I am also a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints I love hot pink, XC skiing, running, hot chocolate, yoga, romance novels,traveling for fun, volunteering and, of course, origami. I am a woman, a mom, a wife and a daughter of God. I believe that everything tastes better with a little bacon or a little chocolate but not both.

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I first had this chocolate , chocolate chip cake at a MOPs meeting. When you are done fold in your chocolate chips . Pour into your greased bundt pan, muffin pan, 9?13 pan or two 8?8 pans. Bake at the suggested temperature on the cake mix box.